Table 3.
Cross-sectional associations of categorical measures of physical activity and sitting time with various measures of overweight/obesity (based on multivariable logistic regression) in 2010/11, SAPALDIA 3, Switzerland (extract, for full table with all exposure and outcome variables see Supplementary Material Table 3).
Cross-sectional associations of categorical measures of physical activity and sitting time with various measures of overweight/obesity (based on multivariable logistic regression) in 2010/11, SAPALDIA 3, Switzerland (extract, for full table with all exposure and outcome variables see Supplementary Material Table 3).
| Cut points for tertiles | BMI ≥ 30 |
WC ≥ 102/≥88 |
WHtR ≥ 0.6 |
BIA % body fat > 25%/>32% |
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| N | OR | 95% CI | N | OR | 95% CI | N | OR | 95% CI | N | OR | 95% CI | |||
| IPAQ | ||||||||||||||
| Total physical activity (MET min/week) | Low | < 2528 | 1730 | 1.00 | 2119 | 1.00 | 1500 | 1.00 | 2657 | 1.00 | ||||
| Medium | 2528 to 5910 | 0.65 | 0.50–0.86 | 0.74 | 0.60–0.93 | 0.64 | 0.47–0.88 | 0.63 | 0.51–0.78 | |||||
| High | > 5910 | 0.71 | 0.54–0.94 | 0.65 | 0.51–0.81 | 0.67 | 0.49–0.92 | 0.60 | 0.48–0.74 | |||||
| Leisure-time physical activity (MET min/week) | Low | < 460 | 1671 | 1.00 | 2050 | 1.00 | 1453 | 1.00 | 2570 | 1.00 | ||||
| Medium | 460 to 1515 | 0.69 | 0.52–0.91 | 0.68 | 0.54–0.86 | 0.66 | 0.48–0.91 | 0.69 | 0.56–0.86 | |||||
| High | > 1515 | 0.63 | 0.47–0.85 | 0.56 | 0.44–0.71 | 0.50 | 0.36–0.69 | 0.60 | 0.48–0.74 | |||||
| Total moderate activities (MET min/week) | Low | < 910 | 1729 | 1.00 | 2118 | 1.00 | 1499 | 1.00 | 2656 | 1.00 | ||||
| Medium | 910 to 2900 | 0.80 | 0.61–1.05 | 0.85 | 0.68–1.06 | 0.65 | 0.48–0.88 | 0.76 | 0.62–0.93 | |||||
| High | > 2900 | 0.82 | 0.62–1.08 | 0.79 | 0.63–1.00 | 0.88 | 0.65–1.21 | 0.67 | 0.55–0.83 | |||||
| Total walking (MET min/week) | Low | < 570 | 1729 | 1.00 | 2117 | 1.00 | 1499 | 1.00 | 2655 | 1.00 | ||||
| Medium | 570 to 1800 | 0.93 | 0.71–1.22 | 0.97 | 0.77–1.21 | 1.04 | 0.77–1.42 | 1.05 | 0.86–1.28 | |||||
| High | > 1800 | 0.78 | 0.59–1.04 | 0.72 | 0.57–0.91 | 0.71 | 0.52–0.99 | 0.94 | 0.76–1.17 | |||||
| Total vigorous activities (MET min/week) | Low | 0 | 1725 | 1.00 | 2112 | 1.00 | 1495 | 1.00 | 2649 | 1.00 | ||||
| Medium | 1 to 960 | 0.50 | 0.36–0.70 | 0.68 | 0.53–0.87 | 0.47 | 0.33–0.68 | 0.71 | 0.57–0.89 | |||||
| High | > 960 | 0.72 | 0.55–0.95 | 0.66 | 0.53–0.83 | 0.53 | 0.39–0.73 | 0.59 | 0.49–0.73 | |||||
| Sitting (h/day) | Low | < 4.58 | 1569 | 1.00 | 1913 | 1.00 | 1352 | 1.00 | 2407 | 1.00 | ||||
| Medium | 4.58 to 6.86 | 1.01 | 0.76–1.36 | 1.14 | 0.90–1.45 | 1.13 | 0.82–1.57 | 1.39 | 1.12–1.72 | |||||
| High | > 6.86 | 1.14 | 0.85–1.54 | 1.25 | 0.98–1.59 | 1.03 | 0.73–1.45 | 1.59 | 1.28–1.98 | |||||
Note: significant results are in bold.
Abbreviations: BIA, bioelectric impedance analysis; BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence intervals; IPAQ, International Physical Activity Questionnaire; MET, metabolic equivalent; OR, odds ratio; WC, waist circumference; WHtR, waist-to-height ratio.
Adjusted for sex, age, nationality (Swiss versus non-Swiss), education (tertiary versus lower), language region (German-, French-, Italian-speaking), smoking (current versus non-smoker), alcohol intake (less than 3 times a week versus more), health status (very good, good or not so good/bad), sleeping hours (≥ 6 versus < 6 h/night), and total energy intake.